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The World's Only Mahjong MuseumThe museum is located on the east coast side of the Boso peninsula, to the south of Tokyo in Chiba Prefecture. It opened in 1999 and is packed with the paraphanalia of the game. All manner of mahjong sets are on display - exquisite ivory sets, cowbone sets, wooden sets, bakelite sets, modern sets, and even metal sets. Perhaps the most amazing site is that of a metal mahjong set made made by French prisoners-of-war in Vietnam. You can also inspect the moulds that are used to make modern mahjong sets. Also on display are several antique mahjong tables and chairs. The museum also has a few electronic tables. Early electronic tables were quite simple - you just pressed a button and a current would pass beneath the surface of the table. The mahjong tiles had magnets built into them and so they would jiggle and dance until they all, eventually, turned face down. Players then had to shuffle them and build the walls themselves. There is also a triangular table on display, made especially for the three-player game. Other items include alternatives to playing mahjong with tiles - mahjong cards, computer mahjong, and an ingenious little machine that you played by pressing buttons that flipped cards until you make a hand. One section of the museum concentrates on the development of the game in America. The museum also houses a large collection of mahjong books, magazines and manga as well as photos of mahjong celebrities. Click here for a virtual tour of the Mahjong Museum.
For further details about the museum telephone: 0470 (87) 8886.
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